Bill Block 2015

Bill Block, by Izzy Burton, Stephen Edgerton, Arianna Bragaglia and Arran Baker is a short animated film inspired by the cartoons of the 1950s and 60s. By taking ideas such as limited animation, sparse environments and broad, abstract fields of colour, Bill Block attempts to bring these cartoons back to life in 3D. Influenced by 1950s animation studio UPA, 1960s illustrator Miroslav Sasek and Wes Anderson, Bill Block tells the story of Bill who is trying to enjoy his breakfast. The narrative is formed out of snippets of audio from 1950s and 1960s infomercials and adverts courtesy of the Prelinger archives.